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So poor I can't even pay attention

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  • Baldybear
    Baldybear Posts: 1,720 Forumite
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    Morning, glad the job resignation went well and fab for negotiating :D Heres to better things at Pret and hope other things come up soon.
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  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Hope you have a great week Piq
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  • wow i'm impressed with the speech you go girl! Good riddance to bad rubbish :) when do you start your new job :D xx
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  • NewLeaf_2
    NewLeaf_2 Posts: 2,116 Forumite
    on to the new coffee machine
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  • Piquant_2
    Piquant_2 Posts: 5,769 Forumite
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    Waving to all of you :wave:

    I was going to post on here yesterday, but I fell asleep instead :o It was completely manic at the coffee shop, the sun had come out and so had all the coffee drinkers. I certainly earned my double money! The guy virtually went down on his knees to get me to reconsider leaving! I'm sure his change of personality won't last....I don't think he's had anyone stand up to him before. It's not even his business, it's his mothers! I do my trial day at Pr*t tomorrow and to save money on walking I'm going to have park quite a distance away. I may lose some more weight!:j

    Yesterday morning there was a horrible smell in the house. I tracked it down, it was the Bear. He had got pooh all along his back :eek: How?? It can't have been his pooh first hand, so to speak, as it was nowhere near the offending opening. He must have rolled in it.

    I washed him down as best I could and left for work. When I got home I did the sniff test and he failed. So I washed him again. During the night I had a less than fragrant cat lying across me - yuk, warm, smelly, purring cat

    I had to do a couple of trips out in the car so I popped into the vet to ask what they recommended I wash him in to remove the smell - the answer? Fairy liquid!

    Apparently it's what they use on birds and animals that have been affected by oil spills and as long as it's well rinsed off will not harm the animals. It's the grease/oil busting ingredients that work on the offensive pooh. Funny how Fairy don't use this fact in their advertising. Fairy for removing greasy pooh from your cat.....sure it's a winner!

    Needless to say, the Bear is sulking, yet again he has a mad tail hairstyle!
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  • grannyx2
    grannyx2 Posts: 3,455 Forumite
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    Piquant wrote: »
    Waving to all of you :wave:

    Yesterday morning there was a horrible smell in the house. I tracked it down, it was the Bear. He had got pooh all along his back :eek: How?? It can't have been his pooh first hand, so to speak, as it was nowhere near the offending opening. He must have rolled in it.

    I washed him down as best I could and left for work. When I got home I did the sniff test and he failed. So I washed him again. During the night I had a less than fragrant cat lying across me - yuk, warm, smelly, purring cat

    I had to do a couple of trips out in the car so I popped into the vet to ask what they recommended I wash him in to remove the smell - the answer? Fairy liquid!

    Apparently it's what they use on birds and animals that have been affected by oil spills and as long as it's well rinsed off will not harm the animals. It's the grease/oil busting ingredients that work on the offensive pooh. Funny how Fairy don't use this fact in their advertising. Fairy for removing greasy pooh from your cat.....sure it's a winner!

    Needless to say, the Bear is sulking, yet again he has a mad tail hairstyle!

    Can you imagine that advert, wouldn't we all be rushing out to buy it to wash our dishes :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Anyway, hope Bear is ok now and that you had a good day today. Well done for sticking by your guns not to back down when THE BOSS FROM H3LL begged you to stay. Good luck tomorrow x

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  • the_cake
    the_cake Posts: 668 Forumite
    Good luck from me too, for a happy working day tomorrow ... what a wealth of valuable knowledge you are bringing to the job: if you overhear anyone complaining about their poo-ey cat (or other livestock) you can intervene and bingo! their problem solved!
    Seriously, hope it goes really well. Love, the fruitcake x
  • lucielle
    lucielle Posts: 11,581 Forumite
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    Hi Piq hope tomorrow goes really well.
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    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
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  • Good luck at Pr3t tomorrow!
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  • teapot2
    teapot2 Posts: 3,576 Forumite
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    :wave: And all the best for tomorrow from me too.

    I've heard of dogs and foxes rolling in poo but never a cat - The Bear sure does have some adventures and drags you in to them too [I don't mean you also roll in poo but the cleaning up bit :o]

    Anyhoo - all the best for a better job experience by far .....
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